City of Shreveport and Step Forward Announce Smart City Workforce Analysis Workshop

City of Shreveport and Step Forward Announce Smart City Workforce Analysis Workshop

February 27th, Shreveport LA — The City of Shreveport’s Information and Technology Department and Step Forward are excited to announce SMART CITY: WORKFORCE NEEDS workshop. The workshop will be March 12th, 2019. The highly engaging event will host representatives from Shreveport’s technology sector to identify skill gaps in the labor market for entry-level workers. By identifying regionally scarce and vital skills in the sector, employers will have a clear call to action to drive an appropriate response to workforce needs.

“This is step one in developing a long-term, sustainable economy,” said Mayor Adrian Perkins. “We have to invest in our workforce, so we can compete with other cities in the region. This workshop will help make Shreveport more competitive,” the Mayor concluded.

“We have partnered with Step Forward, the International Youth Foundation, NLEP, the Greater Shreveport Chamber, Shreveport-Bossier African American Chamber of Commerce, and the Bossier Chamber of Commerce. Step Forward and IYF will use this analysis to work directly with our educators in the region to help meet the demands of local employers,” Hanson stated.

“This workshop will provide us with critical information—local employers’ needs,” says Laura Alderman, Executive Director of Step Forward. “That information will drive efforts to create strategic workforce development opportunities for our community’s youth, and the net result will be that more young adults will have opportunities for sustainable, living wage jobs right here in this community.”

For more information, contact:

Keith Hanson, CTO at Keith.Hanson@shreveportla.gov

Community Engagement Coordinator Kirk Reedstrom at 318-404-1751 or kirk@stepforwardnla.org